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CSAT Syllabus
Civil Services Aptitude Test Syllabus
The new Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam is called the CSAT or the Civil Services Aptitude Test. The CSAT is coming into effect from the Civil Services Examination, 2011. CSAT will not only enable UPSC to choose civil servants with right aptitudes but also end the use of scaling system for varying subjects that has been a matter of concern for many. No changes are being introduced at this stage in the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Personality Test in the scheme of Civil Services Examination (CSE).
From Civil Service Examination 2011, Preliminary Examination would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II. The syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination would be as under :
(Paper 1) (200 marks) – Duration : Two hours
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian national movement
Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.
Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that do not require subject specialization
General science.
(Paper II) (200 marks) Duration : Two hours
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. Class X level)
English language comprehension skills (Class X level)
Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
IAS/UPSC EXAM SCHEME
IAS Pre Examination
- Preliminary Examination Paper - I
- Preliminary Examination Paper - II
IAS Mains Examination
The written examination will consist of the following papers:
Paper‐I
Section 1
- Essay 250 Marks
Section 1
- English Comprehension & English Précis (Xth Standard) 100 Marks
Paper‐II
- General Studies - I 250Marks
(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
Paper‐III
- General Studies –II 250 Marks
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
Paper‐IV
- General Studies –III 250 Marks
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
Paper‐V
- General Studies –IV 250Marks
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
Paper‐VI
- Optional Subject – Paper 1 250Marks
Paper‐VII
- Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Marks
Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Marks
Personality Test 275 Marks
Grand Total 2025 Marks
Optional Papers:
- Agriculture
- Anthropology
- Assamese
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Commerce and Accountancy
- Electrical Engineering
- French
- Geology
- Gujarati
- Kannada
- Konkani
- Law
- Manipuri
- Mathematics
- Medical Science
- Nepali
- Pali
- Physics
- Psychology
- Punjabi
- Sanskrit
- Sociology
- Tamil
- Urdu
- Zoology
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Botany
- Civil Engineering
- Economics
- English
- Geography
- German
- Hindi
- History
- Kashmiri
- Malayalam
- Management
- Marathi
- Mechanical Engineering
- Oriya
- Persian
- Philosophy
- Political Science and International Relations
- Public Administration
- Russian
- Sindhi
- Statistics
- Telugu
CSAT SYALLABUS
Civil Services Preliminary Examination Syllabus
General Studies Paper I | ||
| Maximum marks | : | 200 |
| Number of Questions | : | 100 |
| Total Time | : | 120 minutes (02 hours) |
SYLLABUS
| 1. | Current events of national and international importance |
| 2. | History of India and Indian national movement |
| 3. | Indian and World Geography – physical, social, economic geography of India and the world |
| 4. | Indian Polity and governance – Constitution, political system, Panchayati Raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc. |
| 5. | Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc. |
| 6. | General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change - that do not require subject specialization |
| 7. | General Science |
General Studies Paper II | ||
| Maximum marks | : | 200 |
| Number of Questions | : | 80 |
| Total Time | : | 120 minutes (02 hours) |
SYLLABUS
| 1. | Comprehension |
| 2. | Interpersonal skills including communication skills |
| 3. | Logical reasoning and analytical ability |
| 4. | Decision making and problem solving |
| 5. | General mental ability |
| 6. | Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. – Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level) |
| 7. | English language comprehension skills (Class X level) |
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